Services left out of the scope of the new Dunedin Hospital build could go off-site to community health hubs. The preliminary site master plan for the hospital, released yesterday, includes a list of services "out of scope". Those are: fertility services; hydrotherapy and lifestyle; information and records, prosthetics; home dialysis training; southern blood and cancer services; sexual health and orthotics. While they were not included in the capital budget for the rebuild, they were included in operating budgets. He said there would be "clear flows" for the public, staff and patients, something the existing hospital did not have.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 08, 2019 15:22 UTC